Pope Francis publicly acknowledged that this Lenten season is a time of healing for his soul and body. On Sunday, the Vatican released the text of Francis' prepared Sunday Angelus prayer.

Pope Francis, who is recovering from a life-threatening bout of pneumonia, urged Catholics Sunday to mark Lent as a "time of healing" as he missed his seventh consecutive Angelus prayer.

Pope Francis, spiritual leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics, has died in Rome aged 88, the Vatican announces.

Pope Francis died of a stroke, the Vatican said on Monday evening, hours after announcing the pontiff's death. Francis passed ...

Pope Francis had an informal, lighthearted speaking style. When Francis met Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI for the first time ...

VATICAN CITY-Pope Francis, who is recovering from a life-threatening bout of pneumonia, urged Catholics on March 30 to mark Lent as a “time of healing” as he missed his seventh Angelus prayer.

Pope Francis, who is recovering from a life-threatening bout of pneumonia, urged Catholics Sunday to mark Lent as a "time of healing" as he missed his seventh consecutive Angelus prayer. The ...

Pope Francis, who is recovering from a life-threatening bout of pneumonia, urged Catholics Sunday to mark Lent as a "time of healing" as he missed his seventh Angelus prayer. The 88-year-old head ...